Privacy, speech, and power: Groups push back vs DICT social media plan

2026-02-05 - 01:06

MANILA, Philippines — A proposal by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to require all social media users in the Philippines to verify their accounts using a legal identity has drawn opposition from two technology and science advocacy groups. In a joint position paper, the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) and AGHAM Advocates of